Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 may have ever-so-narrowly missed out on top spot at the North American box office, coming in second place with $35.3 million behind Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant on $36 million, but the Marvel Cinematic Universe sequel has chalked up another two box office milestones. The James Gunn-directed sequel has passed […]
The Fate of the Furious home-entertainment release details, includes Extended Director’s Cut
Universal Pictures has announced the upcoming home entertainment release of The Fate of the Furious, the eighth instalment in the blockbuster Fast & Furious franchise, which comes with a host of special features including an extended director’s cut. It will hit Digital HD on June 27th and 4K Ultra, Blu-ray and DVD on July 11th […]
The Fate of the Furious crosses $1 billion worldwide
After shooting out of the blocks with the biggest worldwide opening of all time, Universal’s The Fate of the Furious crossed the $1 billion mark at the global box office on Saturday, becoming the second film of 2017 to do so after Beauty and the Beast, and the thirtieth film in history to hit the milestone. […]
Fast & Furious Spinoff: Dwayne Johnson says he and Jason Statham will deliver “the greatest fight in the history of movies”
Although reviews for The Fate of the Furious have been mixed leading toward positive, one unanimously agreed upon high point is the camaraderie and banter between the characters of Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham. They’re so good that apparently, Vin Diesel got a post-credits scene centered on the two cut from the final version of […]
Wonder Woman 2 update, Superman in Justice League, more X-Men movies and more – Weekend News Roundup
WONDER WOMAN 2 We’re now just six weeks away from Wonder Woman making her long-awaited big screen debut, and due to the film tracking a mostly-solid $80 million domestic opening, director Patty Jenkins is looking ahead to a possible sequel. “I’m excited for her to come to America and become the Wonder Woman we are […]
The Fate of the Furious tops $900 million worldwide
Having topped Star Wars: The Force Awakens for the biggest worldwide opening of all time last weekend, Universal Pictures’ The Fate of the Furious has now pushed its worldwide haul to $908.4 million in its second weekend. Domestically, The Fate of the Furious retained top spot at the box office with $38.7 million – down […]
Fast & Furious spinoff for Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham is a go at Universal
Vin Diesel may have reportedly had the post credit scene removed from The Fate of the Furious that would have set the stage for the project, but it seems that hasn’t deterred Universal from pressing ahead with its plans for a Fast & Furious spinoff focussing on Dwayne Johnson’s Agent Luke Hobbs and Jason Statham’s Deckard […]
Flickering Myth Podcast #64 – Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer review, new Watchmen movie in works
Subscribe on iTunes. Support Flickering Myth, buy a t-shirt. Email in your questions: oli@flickeringmyth.com Join Oli and Luke in this week’s Flickering Myth Podcast for… SCOOPERHERO NEWS – Josh Brolin cast as Cable in Deadpool 2, when the next X-Men movie will start shooting, a new Watchmen movie in the works, James Gunn confirms Guardians of the […]
Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson have reportedly buried the hatchet, will both return for Fast & Furious 9
Months before the release of The Fate of the Furious, Dwayne Johnson took to social media to vent regarding some unprofessional conduct by one of his costars, stating that: “Some conduct themselves as stand-up men and true professionals, while others don’t. The ones that don’t are too chickenshit to do anything about it anyway. Candy […]
Dwayne Johnson made Jason Statham break character laughing during The Fate of the Furious scene
It goes without saying that Dwayne Johnson is a fairly entertaining trash talker. Apparently, he is amusing to even Jason Statham who broke character laughing during a scene of The Fate of the Furious where the two utilize their dynamite chemistry to exchange heated words. At one point Johnson says “With all due respect Captain, when […]